Re: How to check if kernel sources are installed on a system?

Hi,

On 25/05/06, devmazumdar <[email protected]> wrote:

How does one check the existence of the kernel source RPM (or deb) on
every single distribution?.

How about something like this

if [ -f /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/Makefile ]
then
 ...
fi

[snip]

provide a stable kernel API, then atleast please make this a requirement.


best regards

Dev Mazumdar
4Front Technologies
http://www.opensound.com

Regards,
Michal

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